William D. Davies (1911-2001), scholar

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William D. Davies (1911-2001) was an American scholar.

Biography

Professor of Christian Origins at Duke University from 1950.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

  • Paul and Rabbinic Judaism: Some Rabbinic Elements in Pauline Theology (London 1948; New York 19672)
  • Christian Origins and Judaism (Philadelphia 1962)
  • Introduction to Pharisaism (Philadelphia 1967)
  • Jewish and Pauline Studies (Philadelphia 1984)

Edited volumes

  • (with Louis Finkelstein). The Cambridge History of Judaism: 1. Introduction, The Persian Period (Cambridge: 1984)
  • (with Louis Finkelstein). The Cambridge History of Judaism: 2. The Hellenistic Age (Cambridge 1989)